Biology
Classification Lab
Name: ________________________
Per: ___
Observe each of the vertebrates spread around the classroom. Place a check in the appropriate box if a
characteristic is present in that organism. Use a classification key (Key to Classes of Animals, Key to Phyla of
Organisms) to determine the CLASS or PHYLUM each organism belongs to.
Vertebrates (with a skeleton):
Animal
1
Skin
Hair Present
Structures
Feather
Scales
None of
above
Appendages Wings
Present
Legs
Fins
None of
above
Skeleton
Bony
Cartilaginous
Teeth
Present
Absent
Jaws
Present
Absent
Name of Organism
1
Class of Organism
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
Invertebrates (without a skeleton):
Animal
1
2
Exoskeleton
Present
Absent
Body
Radial
Symmetry
Bilateral
Part
bilateral
part
spiral
Jointed
3 Pairs
Walking Legs Present
4 Pairs
present
More
than 4
Pairs
Absent
Body
Present
Segmentation Absent
Tentacles
More
than 4
Present
4 or
Fewer
Absent
Antennae
2 or
more
Pairs
Present
1 Pair
Present
Absent
Pores
Present
Absent
Name of Organism
1
Phylum of Organism
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12